UPDATE: No injuries reported after crash at Ridgeland airport

Staff Report

Wednesday

Dec 20, 2017 at 1:00 PM

The Ridgeland Fire Department said no one was injured after its crews and Jasper County Fire-Rescue responded Tuesday to a report of an aircraft having collided with an hangar at Ridgeland's airport.At 5 p.m., firefighters found a single-engine Cessna had experienced trouble during take-off, which resulted in a collision with a hangar on the airfield.The pilot nor co-pilot were injured, the FD said.The crash remains under investigation and the airport resumed regular operations.According to local airport officials, the hangar sustained minor damage to the outside skin and some damage to structural members. The airport is operating normally. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will investigate and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will determine the probable cause of the accident, the RFD said.